Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella: A Worldwide Cinderella (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780805079531)

Once upon a time, in Mexico . . . in Ireland . . . in Zimbabwe . . . there lived a girl who worked all day in the rice fields . . . then spent the night by the hearth, sleeping among the cinders.

Her name is Ashpet, Sootface, Cendrillon . . . Cinderella. Her story has been passed down the centuries and across continents. Now Paul Fleischman and Julie Paschkis craft its many versions into one hymn to the rich variety and the enduring constants of our cultures.

A Junior Library Guild Selection

Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Author: Paul Fleischman
ISBN-10: 080507953X
ISBN-13: 9780805079531
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Language: English
Published: 09/04/2007
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.80w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 116575 / Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella

Award: Red Clover Award - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Monarch Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 09/01/2007 pg. 182
Publishers Weekly 09/03/2007 pg. 58
Kirkus Review - Children 10/01/2007 pg. 1047
New York Times Book Review 11/11/2007 pg. 23
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2007 pg. 1
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/02/2007 pg. 59
Booklist 11/15/2007 pg. 46
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2007 pg. 138 - Recommended
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2008 pg. 99
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2008 pg. 123 - Superior,Well Above Average